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23 May 2005

Former Victorian treasurer Alan Stockdale will head Mills Oakley Lawyers’ workplace relations practice and contribute to the firm’s development th...

13 May 2005

Allen & Overy makes light of Hong Kong IPO

ALLEN & OVERY advised Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Limited (CSFB) on the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong so far this ...

13 May 2005

Accountant drought poses compliance crunch

FEARS ARE growing that a shortage of auditors and accountants in Australia could lead to compliance issues, and ultimately have implications for the b...

13 May 2005

FSR relief for industry and lawyers

THE LEGAL profession and financial services industry have welcomed proposed reforms to the financial services regulatory regime, which they argue will...

13 May 2005

Boutique firm Addisons seizes Coudert leaders

WITH ALREADY an impressive list of partners in its grasp, boutique firm Addisons Lawyers last month lured in three partners and a senior associate fro...

13 May 2005

Partners snared by firm structures

TRAPPED IN THEIR environs, many partners, particularly in large law firms, are unable to leave their unhappy working lives for fear of the rumour mill...

13 May 2005

FindLaw searches for best websites

ONLINE LEGAL information resource FindLaw is calling for Australian law firms to nominate their websites for the 2005 FindLaw website awards, and for ...

13 May 2005

Merger meets Qld firms’ goals

ONE OF THE few law firms in Australia practising exclusively in criminal defence has merged with a Brisbane city firm to further strengthen its positi...

13 May 2005

Victoria claims budget boost

AN INJECTION of $126 million is expected to boost the legal and justice system in Victoria, as part of the 2005-06 State Budget announced last week. A...

13 May 2005

Law Awards art to benefit Indigenous legal aid

Artwork to be auctioned at this year’s Fuji Xerox Australian Law Awards will benefit a Sydney community-based legal firm that provides no-cost advic...

13 May 2005

Overseas poachers get their own back

AUSTRALIAN LAW firms are taking the challenge put to them by overseas firms, which have for so long poached Australian lawyers looking for interesting...

13 May 2005

Ion collapse brings union demands

AUSTRALIAN WORKERS are calling for legal action and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) prosecutions after the collapse of automot...

13 May 2005

Retrospective-changes-inappropriate

THE LAW COUNCIL of Australia has deemed any attempt by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to make a retrospective change to its administrative appro...

13 May 2005

LCA condemns detention cracks

THE PEAK BODY representing the Australian legal profession has expressed alarm at the Federal Government’s admission that it mistakenly deported an ...

12 May 2005

Awards voting closes on Monday

Time is running out to play your role in the Fuji Xerox Australian Law Awards 2005. Voting in the awards will be cut off at 5pm EST sharp on Monday 16...

6 May 2005

Asbestos victims’ claims to endure

NEW QUEENSLAND laws could ensure general damages claims survive the deaths of asbestos victims as part of the state’s first legal officer’s plan t...

6 May 2005

International law firms turn off Sydney grad fair

MOST OF the international law firms that attended the Sydney Law Careers Fair last year will be absent from today’s event, many of them opting inste...

6 May 2005

AML delays stoke growing anger

THE FEDERAL Government’s failure to publish draft legislation connected to its reform of anti-money laundering (AML) laws is stoking fires of anger ...

6 May 2005

SOX may force banks to go private

THE IMPACT of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) could force smaller retail financial institutions in the US to sell up or go private, a new study has warne...

6 May 2005

Clifford Chance awarded best Asian funds firm

CLIFFORD CHANCE has been named the Best Funds Law Firm at the FinanceAsia/ AsianInvestor Magazine 2005 Achievement Awards. The awards reward innovativ...

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